Auburn joins $4.8M NSF AI network project for disaster response

The NSF-funded, Purdue-led HEIDRA project totals $4.8 million to combine AI, wireless communications and emergency management so first responders get critical data when networks are unreliable. Three Auburn researchers take part; Yin Sun receives a $653,000 three-year award to build task-oriented networking that prioritizes mission-critical information.

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